The city of Edmonton evidently thinks Albertans are so enamoured of tax increases now that the NDP is in charge that it has proposed increasing property taxes 4.9% a year for each of the next three years. " l% ?6 V% K! b/ z4 X) W+ r! B+ N, A! \7 l! ~# I7 G* f
Mayor Don Iveson insists he runs a lean operation, but the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says spending has increased 74% in the past decade. " U2 @+ T$ m8 P' b7 M' Y4 z7 \- O# k# |! _. n" }' c# v9 ?. t% {
Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?